Saturday, December 19, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7756 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Twin Angel Trumpets that will scare you In keeping with this weekend's blizzard like weather, I thought I would introduce you to one of my scariest Angel Trumpet seedlings to bloom this winter. These snow monster type blooms are from a brugmansia Velvet Rose x Creamsicle seedling. Just imagine seeing an entire bush covered with a flush of blooms like these! Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiabrugscreamsicleSeedlingsvelvet rose Read more
Saturday, December 19, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6713 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Angel Trumpet Brugmansia Ludger's Windsong x New Orleans Lady It is always a surprise when I find a new Angel Trumpet seedling in bloom and reach down to grab the tag to see who the parents are. Who would have thought that a brugmansia cross involving Ludger's Windsong x New Orleans Lady would produce this bloom.I was really hoping for something yellow or orange, not another single pink. Oh well, I've already had some good results from this cross and still have a few more that have yet to bloom. Maybe there still is hope for that triple yellow? Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiabrugsludger's windsongnew orleans ladySeedlings Read more
Saturday, December 19, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 10159 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Angel Trumpet Seedling Ludger's Windsong x Tootsie Looking at today's featured Angel Trumpet seedling, you would have a hard time guessing who the parents were. This bloom is from a cross between brugmansia Ludger's Windsong x Tootsie. I'm certain the salmon color comes from Tootsie's ancestry. This is not what I had in mind when I made this cross, but that is why hybridizing is so interesting. Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansiabrugsludger's windsongSeedlingstootsie Read more
Friday, December 18, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 9649 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Itsy bitsy teeny weeney Angel Trumpet This has to be one of the smallest Angel Trumpet blooms I have seen this season. It is from an Angel Trumpet cross involving Brugmansia Naughty Nick x Cleopatra. Of course with this being the first bloom on this seedling, you never know if it is just an anomaly or if this is going to be the norm for blooms on this plant. I'm sure this bloom is going to be a triple. I plan to slice it open tonight and check for pollen and perhaps cross it back to another brug seedling with miniature ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiabrugsCleopatranaughty nickseedling Read more
Thursday, December 17, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 9725 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Sibling rivalry amongst Angel Trumpets Yesterday I posted photos from another Angel Trumpet seedling from this same cross involving brugmansia (Tiara x Susanne) x Earth Angel. Had I known this one was in bloom at the same time, I would have posted these pictures in the same post. Anyways, here is the 3rd Angel Trumpet seedling I've had bloom from Brenda Delph's cross of brugmansia (Tiara x Susanne) x Earth Angel. I spotted it last night while I was out making my rounds. I'm forever amazed as to how I can miss some of these ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansiabrugsEarth AngelSeedlingsSusannetiara Read more
Thursday, December 17, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 8392 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating An Angel Trumpet rises to the top of its class When I look back at all the single pink Angel Trumpet seedlings that bloomed this season, this one has quickly become one of my favorites. It's a seedling from a brugmansia cross of (Tiara x Susanne) x Earth Angel. It has been blooming for the past month and every time I study it, I like it more and more. The picture below was taken the second day after the bloom opened. By day three the color deepens and travels up the corolla tube. I feel this one has great potential and I have ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiabrugsEarth AngelSeedlingsSusannetiara Read more
Sunday, December 13, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 8140 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Another European Angel Trumpet immigrant... Today's featured Angel Trumpet seedling is the result of a marriage between two European cultivars, brugmansia Joli x Langenbuscher Garten. It's currently lacking in the color department, but that could change over the next couple bloom cycles when cooler winter weather settles in. The blooms are much smaller than either Joli or Langenbuscher Garten, and have been long lasting. I'm terrible when it comes to keeping track of fragrance so I have no report on that right now.I have already ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel Trumpetblooms.BrugmansiabrugsjoliLangenbuscher GartenSeedlings Read more
Sunday, December 13, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 8778 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating A tail of two Angel Trumpet Chiefs Actually I'm referencing two siblings from The Chief, a legendary but short lived Angel Trumpet. Today's featured Angel Trumpet seedling is from a cross between brugmansia seedling (Jacayna x The Chief) #6 x (Jacayna x The Chief) #7. Jacayna x The Chief #6 was recently registered and named as 'Orange Zest'. When it comes to plant breeding, incest is common place. By crossing seedlings from a single cross back to each other you improve the odds of achieving whatever it was you were hoping ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiabrugsJacaynaorange zestthe chief Read more